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You have met most of the characters I have attempted to describe in these plain and unpretending “ Anecdotes , " and I feel that I take no liberty in dedicating this volume to you . From Franklin Pierce to Ulysses S. Grant , including ...
You have met most of the characters I have attempted to describe in these plain and unpretending “ Anecdotes , " and I feel that I take no liberty in dedicating this volume to you . From Franklin Pierce to Ulysses S. Grant , including ...
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... to vote for James G. Birney for Presi . dent in 1844 , being one of a very , very small party , which will soon control Pennsylvania by an Andrew Jackson majority , we had a strange character among us who occasionally made DR .
... to vote for James G. Birney for Presi . dent in 1844 , being one of a very , very small party , which will soon control Pennsylvania by an Andrew Jackson majority , we had a strange character among us who occasionally made DR .
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In Theodore Parker's frank and sympathetic analysis of the character of George Washington , he speaks of his skill and good fortune in the selection and purchase of real estate , and his fine forecast of the destiny of Virginia and the ...
In Theodore Parker's frank and sympathetic analysis of the character of George Washington , he speaks of his skill and good fortune in the selection and purchase of real estate , and his fine forecast of the destiny of Virginia and the ...
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V. DAVID C. BRODERICK , of California , was in some respects a remarkable character . Born in the District of Columbia in 1818 , and killed in a duel in September of 1859 , his short career was a succession of strange events .
V. DAVID C. BRODERICK , of California , was in some respects a remarkable character . Born in the District of Columbia in 1818 , and killed in a duel in September of 1859 , his short career was a succession of strange events .
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But no two men , perhaps , so entirely different in character , ever threw off more spontaneous jokes . Mr. Stevens rarely told a story . He was strong in repartee , in retort , in quiet interrogatory . He must have been terrible at the ...
But no two men , perhaps , so entirely different in character , ever threw off more spontaneous jokes . Mr. Stevens rarely told a story . He was strong in repartee , in retort , in quiet interrogatory . He must have been terrible at the ...
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| Title | Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 1 Anecdotes of Public Men, John Wien Forney Library of American civilization |
| Author | John Wien Forney |
| Publisher | Harper, 1873 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 10 Feb 2014 |
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